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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Mamah get her nickname?
(a) Aunt.
(b) Father.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) Mother.

2. Who does Mamah tell Else are the moderns in Chicago?
(a) Playwrights.
(b) Artists.
(c) Actors.
(d) Architects.

3. Where does John Cheney go to school in Oak Park?
(a) Brushwood.
(b) Townsend.
(c) Whitebridge.
(d) Holmes.

4. According to Gertrude, how many nights had Julian slept with an ax on his pillow?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

5. In Chapter 51, what can Mamah smell in the garden after Frank leaves?
(a) Lilacs.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Lilies.
(d) Rosemary.

6. Where does Mamah go to avoid celebrating Christmas?
(a) City park.
(b) A Chinese restaurant.
(c) A movie theater.
(d) Cafe des Westens.

7. What is Mamah's real name?
(a) Miriam.
(b) Madeline.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Martha.

8. Where does Else's sister live?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Madison.
(d) New York.

9. To which paper does Frank write a letter after Mamah's death?
(a) Chicago Tribune.
(b) Wisconsin State Journal.
(c) Weekly Home News.
(d) Milwaukee Journal.

10. When does Mamah receive notice that Edwin has sued for divorce?
(a) February 3, 1911.
(b) January 10, 1911.
(c) January 27, 1911.
(d) February 17, 1911.

11. How much will the Japanese hotel project be?
(a) $975,000.
(b) $850,000.
(c) $2,000,000.
(d) $7,000,000.

12. Who asks Mamah if she can publish "Hymn to Nature"?
(a) David Wyatt.
(b) Pamela Davidson.
(c) Margaret Anderson.
(d) John Phillips.

13. How many times has Mamah written Ellen since she has been in Wisconsin?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

14. In Chapter 37, how long has Mamah been in Wisconsin?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 1 1/2 years.
(c) 1 years.
(d) 10 months.

15. Who was Else married to?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A university professor.
(d) A military officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the Midway Gardens job supposed to open according to the owners?

2. In Chapter 35, where is Frank going to build a summerhouse?

3. What do the children name the dog they find and Mamah find at camp?

4. How many people came to help when Taliesin started to burn?

5. What does Else offer Mamah outside a cafe in Chapter 31?

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